U.S. under-17 national team assistant coach John Hackworth has been promoted to head coach, replacing John Ellinger, who was recently named head coach of MLS expansion team ReAL Salt Lake. Hackworth will direct U.S. Soccer's full-time U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Fla. The program that began in 1999 has grown to 40 players. Hackworth joined U.S. Soccer after four seasons as head men's coach at the University of South Florida (1998-2002).